Dante has a similar facial structure with Gerald from Finding Dory.The heavy-metal band at the Battle of the Bands is called "Escápula", which means "shoulder blade". The appearance of Frida Kahlo's spider monkey alebrije guardian marks the running gag of film director Lee Unkrich's fascination of monkeys in his films, as Pixar managed to pull this the second time since Toy Story 3.This is the Spanish word for "shoulder blade". The heavy-metal band at the "Battle of the Bands" in the Land of the Dead is called 'Escápula'.Pixar managed to pull this due to the Land of the Dead's demographics as skeletons. The emcee of the "Battle of the Bands" in the Land of the Dead surprisingly has voluptuous features, with jiggly knockers.The manner skeleton parts from the Land of the Dead act independently and reassemble each other (as seen with Papa Julio) is similar to the same manner of the Potato Heads.This is because xolo in real life are more prone to dental loss and hanging their tongue from their mouth after completely losing their teeth help them ease the pain. A running gag of Dante hanging his tongue from his mouth throughout the film is extremely accurate.In real life, chanclas (slippers) are used in Mexico as a popular method of disciplining children among matriachs. Mama Imelda and her granddaughter Abuelita Elena's use of shoes as their anger tools are humorously depicted very accurately.The manner Miguel and the Riveras expose Ernesto De La Cruz as a fraud and murderer to the Sunrise Spectacular crowd is similar to how Mike and Sulley expose Waternoose's true intentions of kidnapping children to save Monsters, Inc.This can be seen as painting a nude woman in real-life as many famous paintings depict it. While Miguel searches for Dante in the art studio, he passes by an artist painting a naked female skeleton.The song originally featured a verse on Juanita's knockers which meant women breasts. After Hector's verse "And her knuckles, they drag down the floor" in his song about an ugly woman named Juanita, his dying friend Chicarron objects this change but was reassured by Hector stating the presence of children (meaning Miguel).The Sunrise Spectacular's Orchestra Conductor, is a caricature of the film's soundtrack composer Michael Giacchino. The DJ playing Jalale at Ernesto's mansion is a clear caricature of Mexican rapper Camilo Lara Alvarez.A poster of The Incredibles can be seen when Miguel and Hector are on their way to the "Battle of the Bands" competition, hinting Pixar's next film, Incredibles 2.A clerk in the Land of the Dead's Grand Central station is seen using a Macintosh Plus computer in which Mama Imelda destroys with her boot in anger.As Miguel runs through Frida Kahlo's underworld art studio, he passes a painting of two girls, who represent the Grady Twins from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.In a scene where Dante wakes up, Jack Torrance's axe from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining can be seen stuck on a tree trunk, and behind it is a red drum which is a reference to "REDRUM", "murder" spelled backwards, and Danny Torrance's favorite phrase.Miguel's younger cousin Manny is usually seen wearing Cars themed clogs. ![]() ![]() A participant resembling Skrillex during the "Battle of the Bands" contest in the Land of the Dead wears the same t-shirt as Sid Phillips from Toy Story.They are Frida Kahlo (famous Mexican painter and self-portrait artist), El Santo (famous Mexican wrestler and movie actor), Maria Felix (a famous Mexican actress and singer), Cantinflas (famous actor and comedian), Pedro Infante (famous Mexican singer and actor), and Jorge Negrete (famous Mexican singer and actor) of which the last two inspired Ernesto De La Cruz. Many real-life Mexican celebrities appeared in the film.The Pizza Planet Truck (known as Pizza Planeta in Mexico) passes by the Riveras' house down the road during the montage of Elena's enforcement of the ban of music in the family.Dante's behavior was inspired by Dug from Up and Tramp from Lady and the Tramp.A113 is seen as a label on one of Ernesto's albums, and on the door entrance of the "Bureau of Family Grievances" in the Land of the Dead's Grand Central station.The Luxo Ball appears in Frida Kahlo's art studio.Ironically, an alebrije sculpture of Pepita appeared on the stall long before she was properly introduced during the film's second act. When Miguel is drumming a stall selling alebrije sculptures, alebrije sculptures of Marlin, Nemo (which also appears on the Riveras' family ofrenda), Dory, Remy and Destiny were spotted.The orchestra conductor that appears during Ernesto De La Cruz's Sunrise Spectacular concert is based on the film's composer Michael Giacchino.When Miguel is walking down the streets at the beginning of the movie, piñatas of Buzz Lightyear, Woody, and Mike Wazowski can be spotted.
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